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回顧する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 回顧する | 回顧しない |
| Polite | 回顧します | 回顧しません |
| Past polite | 回顧しました | 回顧しませんでした |
| Past | 回顧した | 回顧しなかった |
| Te-form | 回顧して | 回顧しないで |
| Desire | 回顧したい | 回顧したくない |
| Potential | 回顧できる | 回顧できない |
| Passive | 回顧される | 回顧されない |
| Causative | 回顧させる | 回顧させない |
| Causative passive | 回顧させられる | 回顧させられない |
| Volitional | 回顧しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 回顧しましょう | |
| Imperative | 回顧しろ | 回顧するな |
| Conditional | 回顧すれば | 回顧しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 回顧したら | 回顧しなかったら |
Meanings
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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
recollection; retrospection; looking back
Formal or literary term for reflecting on past events, often used in titles, essays, or historical contexts. As a suru-verb, it means 'to look back on' or 'to review the past'.
Looking back on his life, he recalled many failures.
This book is a memoir looking back on postwar history.
Usage patterns
- 〈事〉を回顧するto look back on / review something (e.g. one's life, a career, events)
He looked back on the first half of his life.
- 〈時〉を回顧するto look back on a past era or period
This exhibition looks back on postwar Japan.
- 回顧すればlooking back on it (in hindsight)
Looking back, I think that decision was the right one.